|
Syzygium (Cloves genus) Life
> eukaryotes >
Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
>
Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Rosids >
Eurosid II > Order: Myrtales > Family: Myrtaceae
About 500 species, native to warm regions of the World, with
eight species
native to southern Africa, two species naturalised, and a further six species that are cultivated in
the region. Cloves spice is derived from the dried flower buds of Syzygium
aromaticum.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of
Zimbabwe and
Flora of Mozambique.
Syzygium cordatum (Water berry,
Umdoni) |
 |
Syzygium gerrardii |
|
Syzygium guineense (Water pear) |
 |
Syzygium intermedium |
|
Syzygium legatii |
|
Syzygium masukuense
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
|
Syzygium owariense
Recorded from Zimbabwe. |
|
Syzygium pondoense |
|
Species naturalised in southern Africa
Not listed in
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) but included
here on the basis of their status as declared invasive plants in South Africa.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Syzygium aromaticum (Cloves)
Native to Indonesia. The dry flower buds are used as a spice in cooking.
See Wikipedia. |
|
Syzygium australe |
|
Syzygium coolminianum
Native to eastern Australia. |
|
Syzygium malaccense (Malay
apple, Pomerac)
Native to Malaysia. |
|
Syzygium paniculatum (Australian
water pear)
Native to Australia. |
|
Syzygium samarangense (Wax
apple)
Native from Burma to New Guinea. |
|
Publications
|
